Peter Chou shows off HTC M7 at year end party

HTC CEO Peter Chou took to the stage at HTC's year-end party, thanking the team that worked overtime on the HTC M7 last week to finalize the device. He then whipped the eagerly awaited device out of his pocket and said that "This event today is a great opportunity for testing [the camera]. I was still testing it just now." Chou then led everyone in a cult-like chant of "M7".

HTC CEO Peter Chou with the HTC M7

Later this month, February 19th to be precise, HTC will hold its press event in New York City, at which time the HTC M7 should be introduced. HTC Chairwoman Cher Wangho said that she was looking forward to the launch of the phone later this month, and with a rumored 468ppi pixel density on a 4.7 inch screen, who isn't?

We don't blame you if you play the video below at full volume, chanting "M7" as loud as you can and waking up your household.

That is because it is basically the size of a 5 incher. Just check out the leaked M7 parts video kicking around.

As you can see from the video, it is barely smaller than the 5 inch DNA. Talk about a fail HTC. They just seem to screw up with everything. A 4.7 inch screen phone that is the same size as a 5 inch phone. What the hell? Are they just going for ppi and ignoring the fact that it should be smaller than the One X and not the same size as the DNA? Sigh.

Well it is the weekend, weekend is a slow news day for all blogs as it's the only two resting days for every company in the world, the only exception being Mobile World Congress where we'll see a plethora of leaks on Sunday evening before the unveilings on Monday/Tuesday.

I don't understand what people see in either the M7 or the XpZ to be honest. They're nice phones, but they don't bring anything different to the table. I think the Moto/Google X should be on that list as well.

HTC don't seem to have learned anything from last year, oddly enough.
That design looks as generic as can be.
Plus that name..it's a perfect name to say "I have lost my identity and have no personality. Come on Samsung, trash me for yet another year! "

So true! It's starting to seem like they will never learn. All this talk about how the phone will drop on all carriers unchanged. We heard this last year with the One series. They need to stand their ground against the carriers. I'll believe it when I see it this time around.

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if they do not place their upcoming phones on all carriers or at least TWO! then i will have NOTHING more to say about them except "Go ahead samsung take advantage of them"

Ive been obviously complaining, giving advice, debating, as well as believing for them to simply just "do the things neccessary" and if they still do not see what is needed to stay alive in this on going game then I will consider "NOT" following them anymore and reading their news articles...

Im sorry but it really isnt that hard to do business...........business has always had a few simple principles to follow, which are ............make your product............tell the world what its all about and why they want it (advertising?) .......and finnally, MAKE IT AVAILABLE! (all carriers?)

It really is that simple........but if you cant give people the "opportunity" to HAVE your product (place on all carriers?) , then how are you going to succeed?? smh

Samsung is doing well because they make great products. HTC is not doing so well because they don't make great products. It isn't anything more complicated than that.

The GS3 was the very first handset they heavily marketed. Before the GS3 they showed off their flagship at the MWC just like HTC. The GS1 got their foot in the door, the GS2 showed that they are a technological power house, and the GS3 built off of that. That is why they are doing so well.

There is a clear and logical progression that allowed them to advertise the GS3. Throw a billion in marketing in the HTC M7 and it will end up as popular as Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 without a solid foundation to build on.

Keep telling yourself that. The SG2 has wrist then both the EVO 3D and the proton on sprint but still sale the most. The SG2 was very heavy marketed. The great next thing was started with the SG2. Ask any person on the street what is the different between the SG3 and the HTC EVO 4g LTE and most will not know. Samsung fanboys are the wrost. That is why Samsung put the galaxy name on everything. The SG3 mini is a perfect example of this.

Oh? Advertising is everything? Why, I could start advertising a ziploc bag full of my feces and everyone would buy it! If it's that easy, then why doesn't HTC do it?

If it's a bad product, you don't advertise it because you would be telling all consumers your product is bad.

On top of that, when you go inside a cell phone store, you see just about every phone on sale there, and that includes HTC phones.

Face it, Samsung has become good enough to have fanboys, along with Apple. HTC can't even generate fanboys. HTC just loves to piss off all the consumers who bought their products. The HTC ONe X had a terrible battery life and 5 months after, they just released HTC One X+. Just try to think how all the One X owners felt. It was a great way to keep a loyal customer base... not.

Samsung always names their phones galaxy because their galaxy series has become popular and successful. Same how Apple names their products "i" something. Ever think why HTC doesn't do something like that? Because they keep failing to create a good product line.

By the way, I'm a former HTC One X user. I sold it for a Galaxy S3, and it is so much better than the One X. I certainly won't be going back to HTC until they pull their shit together.

I don't know you know what you are talking about. The next great Thing campaign started with the SG2. It was right before the 4S was released. Samsung make good phone but not greater or better then the LG or Sony. The AMOLED screen was the biggest saleing point for the mass consumer. Most people don't know anything about the processer. The Samsung fanboy are riding Samsung nuts. When LG had 2 gig of ram people where saying wow that is just marketing but when Samsung had it now it is great. Just like apple fanboy.

The GS2 wasn't marketed nearly as much as the GS3 period. It didn't have it's own unpacked event, it wasn't the Olympic phone, it wasn't released for every carrier, it didn't have nearly as many advertisement.

You can play dumb all you want but those are the facts. The GS2 sold because it was an awesome phone. You haven't provided a shred of evidence to back up your points while I have provided plenty of examples.

You mean last year when they led the way 'again' in mobile technology with the introduction of 1080p display on a mobile device? Not to mention the cascading screen edge, built-in wireless charging with excellent form factor, high power and efficiency! They announced it and it was available in one week. That's a win in my book :-) Names? Eh, it's short and simple, people complain when they're too long.

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